We’re thrilled to share with you some gorgeous book goodies inspired by TJ Klune’s Green Creek series and lovingly crafted by Mavilez Art. She’s even dropping by to share a few words about her creative process, so today you can behold both art and words of the artist!
Pre-order a hardcover copy of Wolfsong or Ravensong and submit your receipt by 7.31.23 to receive this limited edition double-sided acrylic charm!
My process started by drawing a preliminary sketch or idea. I went back to reread parts of Wolfsong for inspiration, which helped a lot to visualize the setting and characters. I decided I wanted to create a little scene, so I drew the characters sitting down together surrounded by trees to convey a sense of coziness and closeness, with the full moon shining behind them.
I was given free rein to illustrate the characters according to my own interpretation which I was very excited for, and to capture their essence from the books I made sure to include certain key elements, such as Ox’s work shirt, and Gordo’s grumpy expression. Once the initial sketch was approved, I moved on to the lineart and coloring stages. For the colors, I thought it would be a nice touch to match each couple with their respective book cover, so I tried to emulate the colors from Red Nose Studio’s lovely cover artwork. Then, I added shadows and highlights to make it more three-dimensional and give it a polished and finished look.
I’m very grateful to be trusted with these designs and for the opportunity to show some of my behind-the-scenes process. I hope old and new readers alike enjoy the finished result!
Mariana
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Hey Torforgeblog,,
So part of pre-ordering Wolfsong or Ravensong by TJ Klune. Which ever book you pre-ordered, you got a keychain for the respective book you pre-ordering. And I was wondering about when I would get that Keychain. I submitted a form, but it didn’t really give me any confirmation as to if you it went through or when I would receive the keychain. Can you tell me how that all is working? I messaged TorTeen through here Facebook and email. And no one has given me a réponse in a little over a week. I know everyone is busy at promoting all kinds of authors. But if you could please reach out to them with this information, and give me that information on this, it would really put me at ease. Since it’s a few days after 07/31/23, and I still haven’t heard of anything. Thank you!